Actor and songwriter David Bowie passed away one year ago on Jan. 10. The London-born performer died after an 18-month-long battle with liver cancer just two days after turning 69.

Bowie was born on Jan. 8, 1947. He became interested in music at a young age and began playing the saxophone in the 1960s. As the decade progressed, Bowie's image became synonymous with glam rock, a music style known for its outrageous costumes, hair styles, dramatic theatrics and use of glitter. He created his alter ego, Ziggy Stardust, in 1972.

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"Even though I was very shy, I found I could get onstage if I had a new identity. And then I learned to discard that identity to become a real self maybe not real to the point of Bruce Springsteen," Bowie told the New York Daily News in 2002. "But at least an approximation of reality on stage."

Bowie sold approximately 140 million albums worldwide during his lifetime. He was awarded nine platinum album certifications in the UK, releasing eleven number-one albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, Bowie opened the Concert for New York City, a tribute to the incident's victims. He released four albums from 2002 to 2016, "Heathen" (2002), "Reality" (2003), "The Next Day" (2013) and "Blackstar" (2016.

Bowie was also an actor who appeared in films such as "Labyrinth," "Zoolander," "The Prestige" and "Arthur and the Invisibles."

On Tuesday, Bowie's widow, Iman posted a tribute to her late husband on Instagram.